Quotemeal: Sep. 24th, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

"We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."
— Mark Finley

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"You cannot go on being a good egg forever. You must either hatch or rot."
— C. S. Lewis —
"The life of faith is continually renewed victory over doubt, a continually renewed grasp of meaning in the midst of meaninglessness."
— L. Newbigin —
"Other sins find their vent in the accomplishment of evil deeds, whereas pride lies in wait for good deeds, to destroy them."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"Today we are overboard on belief but bankrupt on obedience."
— Author Unknown —

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Illustration of Mark Finley — "We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."

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